Collocations: expressions with put

3 Match the expressions with put to their meanings in the table below

1 put your feet up j to relax

2 put your foot down g to insist

3 put something right f to correct a mistake

4 put someone in danger b to risk somcone's health, safety or life

5 put something in order c to tidy

6 put into practice i to perform an action

7 put someone in touch with h to arrange a contact

8 put something into words e to express yourself

9 put an end to something a to stop

10 put someone under arrest d to take a criminal for questioning

4 Read the text below and write the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

If your idea of a good weekend is (1) to put your feet up in front of the TV, then you probably (2) have nothing in common with Melanie Carter. She thinks it is fun to throw herself off a high bridge, having but a strong elastic band attached to her foot. She is (3) one of many enthusiastic bungee jumpers who (4) spend their weekends in this way. It looks as if she is putting her life in danger (5) every time she does it, but it is quite safe. At first you have to learn the way to position your body while jumping, and then, after just this short lesson, you can put the theory (6) into practice. The first time you jump, it is hard to (7) put the feeling into words. It is a mixture of excitement and plain fear. Then as you take off, you feel (8) as if you are flying. "Just for a few minutes you have an idea of (9) what it is like to be a bird," she explained. She has offered ro put me in (10) touch with the people who organise the jumps, but I am not convinced it really is fun. I agreed to go with her one weekend, just to watch.